Accidental baby mama
By Author @Ayo
Episode 4
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“So how was it?” Ness didn’t hesitate to ask.
“Nothing, like I said, we met, I was drunk and then the thing happened.” Sophia felt uncomfortable already.
“So who is he?” Ness wasn’t the type to back down easily.
“I don’t know, I don’t kiss and tell Vanessa.” she said, and smirked as Ness looked at her angrily.
“Really, hmm since when did that start? Well Henry, the IG’s son is coming to take me to my PPA.” she said giving a proud look.
“Well good for you, Where is it?” she asked, she didn’t care about Ness’ latest fling.
“I don’t know but what I do know is that this will be the best service year for me, remember Barrister Okoye has arranged something for me.” she continued bragging. Sophia rolled her eyes, her friends sure had connections. They were the reason she was doing her service year in Lagos.
“Well have you eaten?” they were almost at the camp, the road was bad and the impact of the potholes threw them around in the car.
“No, I just rushed back, when you called? No sorry when I called you.” Sophia was jolted out of her thoughts.
“Silas, once we get there, take us to the nearest eatery. I’m starving though.” she said politely. As rich as she was, her parents had taught her that for you to get the best out of employees, you have to respect them.
She knew Silas like a father, he was far older than her father and more trustworthy than the younger drivers . Infact she influenced her parents to increase his salary.
Silas nodded and continued driving.
Sophia was lost in her thoughts, she tried not to cry. She had just betrayed her father’s trust, she had disappointed him and she lied to him. She remembered his instructions, but it was too late. How could she? She dared not tell Ness or else the whole social network will be ablaze with it.
She cringed in disgust as she noticed a land fill. Lagos was a real mega city indeed.
At the camp, Ness had people all over her, worshipping her every step for the weeks before the PPA. They mistook her for Gina, they were so alike. But Gina was the good girl, polite and hardworking. She hated attention.
She was happy she was posted to work with an online marketing agency, meaning she could work from the building she bought around there.
Sophia was so happy the last year, when she heard of Gabriel’s promotion that she gathered her savings, bought and renovated a house around that area in hope of them moving from his rented place to the house.
Now, the house was empty, except for the two tenants, he father’s caretaker made her take.
The company building wasn’t that massive but it was nice nonetheless, the owner knew her father from a dinner party.
“Miss Benjamin. How are you?”he said politely, as they shook hands.
“I am fine, How are you too sir?” she said smiling at the jolly old man before her. He was in his early sixties according to her father, but he looked like he was in his fifties instead. He had a few grey hair and his tall, broad stature and almost wrinkle free face made Sophia doubt her father.
“So you studied marketing?”the man said as he motioned for her to sit, they discussed extensively before she left.
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She enjoyed working with them, especially Mr Christopher, he was very nice and he had a lovely wife with five children. They treated her like a daughter and even tried convincing her to stay with them.
They gave her allowances plus the allawee that she normally collected, everyone in the company often mistook her as their daughter.
She was relaxing in her apartment, when she felt a sharp pain at her abdomen.
“I must have eaten too much of those chinchin.” she thought as she rolled from the settee. She went to take a pain relief, and went to sleep.
She woke up and she wasn’t feeling nice. She was so down and her body was hurt. She decided to call in sick at the company.
After eating noodles and taking more drugs. She felt relieved and went around like nothing happened.
It was remaining a few months to her ending the service, when Gina came to visit her.
She was excited as they talked, Gina was grinning from ear to ear as she spoke.
“Guess who won an exclusive six year contract with Armani.” she asked jumping around.
Guess who won an exclusive six year contract with Armani.” she asked jumping around.
“You of course.” Sophia said, as she eyed her friend.
“No you dummy, remember when you put up those clothes design on Instagram. The marketing representatives thought I was the one since I’m popular for those things. But I explained that you were the one and that was it.” she said hugging her friend happily.
“Really, as in Armani wants to work with me. Wait oh don’t play with me like this?” she asked her friend.
“Yes Amaka dear, they are in love with your male outfit designs.” Gina was jumping happily, then she stopped when she saw her friend’s look.
“What’s wrong with you aren’t you supposed to be happy? This is your little talent showing up.” she dropped her hands.
“I don’t know what my dad will say?” Sophia said dejectedly. Her father would kill her if he found out.
“Don’t worry I’ll convince him.” Gina said, as they sat thinking. This was a golden once in a lifetime opportunity for Sophia. Gina knew deep down that Sophia’s life revolved around designs and style.
She knew how Sophia had helped her make her first African designs during a worldwide competition and she had won.
“Its okay, so have you eaten?” Sophia stood yawning as her eyes went to the kitchen.
“Which kind of question is that? Did you offer me anything to eat?”Gina said teasing her.
“Sorry hmm, what should I cook then?”Sophia said as she began rubbing her sleepless shoulders. The weather was really cold and she was tired. She needed a break.
“Hmm this one that you have added weight, what are they feeding you? You have become fatter oh and its not fair because I’m still slim.”Gina commented with a childish pout, as her friend laughed at her.
“Well I guess Mrs Christopher knows how to make the best akpu and fufu. I spend most of my time there.”she explained, as she began gathering ingredients to make yam pottage.
“You aren’t looking yourself anymore, why now?”her friend was already slicing and peeling the onions.
“Hmm, I was just thinking about my life. You know its good to meditate and take a good self examination.” Sophia weighed the yam slices in her hands as she cut them.
“eh? Ness told me about the party.” Sophia sighed, she knew that sooner or later Gina would confront her.
“but that was like six months ago. Please what of Dr. Matthew, I heard some small news about you guys.” she changed the topic ignoring her friend’s warning look.
“Oh Matthew, you know we met at the SOS charity dinner, and all that so it was on a Wednesday oh, he called me aside and proposed that he wanted us to be a couple. I ignored him and refused to pick his calls or answer his texts. I felt after telling him, that I couldn’t be more than friends, he still had the gut to ask me out.” Gina explained as she put the yam on the gas cooker.
“So…” Sophia was looking at her friend. It was clear that she had fallen for the doctor already.
“Well, he came to the house and talked to papa, and you know papa has been trying to get me married to one of his people’s son, like he would call it. So they both connived with mum and forced me on a blind date with him.” she said, sitting down on the kitchen stool.
“Really, that’s really romantic. I can’t imagine Nne and your father acting like that. He must have made a wonderful impression on them.” Sophia was enjoying the story. She noticed her friend was glowing with happiness and joy as they talked.
“So at first I was pissed off,while later I agreed after coming back from Addis Ababa. Then just last week he proposed marriage.
Oh my I can’t believe it, I’m going to get married.” Sophia ran to hug her friend after the excitement died down they suddenly remembered the food they were cooking.
Sophia was so happy with Gina, she was like a sister she never had, she was a role model although her parents took her for a rebel, she was already a shining star.
They talked about the preparations, the dresses, the food and Sophia felt happy and a bit envious but all the same she was glad that her family and childhood friend was getting married.
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